Louis-Adolphe Hervier 1817–1879
Biographie et Catalogue de l'œuvre gravé
En dehors de son œuvre, Hervier n’a guère laissé de traces, et l’on sait peu de choses sur sa vie. Cependant, ses inscriptions et annotations de dates et de lieux sur ses innombrables dessins permettent de se faire une idée de son existence. De nombreuses feuilles sont reproduites ici afin d’enrichir la biographie de l’artiste.
Jan Willem van den Noort a consacré de nombreuses années de sa vie à Louis-Adolphe Hervier. Le fruit de ses recherches est publié dans le présent ouvrage pour la première fois. Le catalogue illustré de 237 eaux-fortes et lithographies enrichit ainsi le corpus de l’artiste de plus de 70 estampes inédites.
The work of the painter and printmaker Louis-Adolphe Hervier is characterised by his love and respect for the life of the common people, peasants and fishermen. In the field of nineteenth century French graphic arts, his etchings and lithographs are significant and of real quality. Yet, outside the circle of specialists and collectors, Hervier has – until now – been neglected.
Apart from his work, Hervier hardly left any traces, and little is known of Hervier’s life. However, his annotations, the dates and locations on his countless drawings and watercolours, do provide some insight into his existence. Many of these are used in this book to illustrate his biography.
Jan Willem van den Noort has spent many years researching Hervier’s graphic work. His findings and insights are published in this book. The illustrated catalogue of 237 etchings and lithographs adds more than 70 prints to the previous total.